Lower secondary completion rate, female in Tonga
Tonga: Lower secondary completion rate, female was 102.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Tonga, 1982–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2024, lower secondary completion rate, female in Tonga stood at 102.4%.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 11.8% over five years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, female in Tonga peaked at 107.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 70.5%, in 2004.
Tonga ranks 18th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 84.3% | — |
| 1983 | 77.3% | -8.3% |
| 1984 | 105.2% | +36.2% |
| 1985 | 105.3% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 104.6% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 84.6% | -19.1% |
| 2001 | 103.8% | +22.7% |
| 2003 | 107.3% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 70.5% | -34.2% |
| 2020 | 91.5% | +29.8% |
| 2022 | 105.0% | +14.7% |
| 2023 | 98.5% | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 102.4% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 93.0% | 77.3% | 105.3% | 4 |
| 1990s | 94.6% | 84.6% | 104.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 93.9% | 70.5% | 107.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 91.5% | 105.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More education data for Tonga
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 818 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, female in Tonga?
- Lower secondary completion rate, female in Tonga was 102.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 107.3% in 2003.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.5% in 2004.
- How does Tonga rank for lower secondary completion rate, female?
- Tonga ranks 18th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.